unaussprechbar
[ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃpʁɛçbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“unaussprechbar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass es nicht ausgesprochen werden kann (auch figurativ)
Corpus desk
Index DE-unaussprechbar · unaussprechbar · German
unaussprechbar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unaussprechbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃpʁɛçbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „unaussprechbar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
unaussprechbar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌʊnʔaʊ̯sˈʃpʁɛçbaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "so, dass es nicht ausgesprochen werden kann (auch figurativ)".
unaussprechbar has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is unaussprechbar, spelled U-N-A-U-S-S-P-R-E-C-H-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1so, dass es nicht ausgesprochen werden kann (auch figurativ)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unaussprechbar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Johann hatte das Kind nach dem geliebten Paris gesandt, hatte es dort bei seiner Schwester, des Dauphins Gemahlin, erziehen lassen. Dort hatte der junge Wenzel seinen Namen (tschechisch: Václav), der für die Franzosen unaussprechbar war, in Karl geändert.“
„Damals wäre es mir noch unaussprechbar schrecklich gewesen, wenn irgend jemand in der Stadt von meinen Sorgen und unseren Streitereien erfahren hätte.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.